Tuesday, December 02, 2008

2A36

IOC: 1976

Also Known As
Giatsint-B
M-1976

Origin
Russia

Applications
2S5

Munitions:
Krasnopol

Description: 2A36 Giatsint-B is a 152mm 49-caliber towed howitzer featuring a maximum range of 27 kilometers firing conventional projectiles or 40 kilometers with rocket-assisted projectiles. It was introduced by the Soviet Army in the mid-1970s being called the M-1976 by American Intelligence. 2A36 gun is compatible with High Explosive (HE), incendiary, semi-active laser-guided, nuclear or chemical ammunition. Its maximum rate of fire is six rounds per minute dropping to only one per minute for sustained rate of fire.

Specifications
Guns: Main Gun Caliber 152 mm

Weights: Max Weight 9,800 kg (21,605 lb)

Performance: Main Gun Max Range 40,000 m (131,234 ft), SetUp Time 5 min

Other: Max Rate of Fire 6 rounds per minute, Sustained Rate of Fire 1 rounds per minute

Operators

Russia

Notes
(*) lead contractor
IOC: Initial Operating Capability
FOC: Full Operating Capability
CEP: Circular Error Probable
Comm: Commissioning Date
Meters (m) Kilometers (km) Nautic Miles (nm) Inch (in) Yard (yd) Foot (ft) Millimeter (mm)
Pound (lb) Kilogram (kg) kN (KiloNewton) Ton (t)
Meters per Second (mps) Kilometers per Hour (kph) Knot (kt) Miles per Hour (mph)
Liter (l) Galon (gl)
Year (yr) Minutes (min) Second (sec)
Shaft-Horse-Power (shp)

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